green_machine - Can somebody explain the difference between the modern MMA gloves that the UFC uses, and the ones that PRIDE used? From the few photos I can find it looks like there's a band keeping the fingers together and padding that goes all of the way to the end of the fingers, is that correct? Has anybody on here worn both and do you feel that it hinders your ability to grapple, clasp your hands, lock in a RNC, etc.?

green_machine - Can somebody explain the difference between the modern MMA gloves that the UFC uses, and the ones that PRIDE used? From the few photos I can find it looks like there's a band keeping the fingers together and padding that goes all of the way to the end of the fingers, is that correct? Has anybody on here worn both and do you feel that it hinders your ability to grapple, clasp your hands, lock in a RNC, etc.?

It's a risk, if you want to do MMA and be a fighter there's apparent risks associated with it that you have to accept, if you can't accept them then maybe that sport isn't for you. Just like if someone wanted to be a race car driver there is a possibility you may wreck an die, if someone wanted to be a chef you may slice a finger or chop one off.

Don't I know it. My hands are scarred in ways that keyboard chefs will never understand.

There is an inherent risk in MMA, sure, but this eye poke thing is getting out of control. Fighters have enouh to worry about, they shouldn't have to risk their eyesight. This must be addressed. Even JOE ROGAN said so

I understand that, but a mitten type glove will effect your grip if that happens you will render many moves useless.

What if it covers the fingers like a mitten on the outside, but not on the inside where you could have a whole open hand. The outer half would be a glove and there would be no glove on the inner side. That sounds like an improvement of the current MMA glove

What if it covers the fingers like a mitten on the outside, but not on the inside where you could have a whole open hand. The outer half would be a glove and there would be no glove on the inner side. That sounds like an improvement of the current MMA glove

What if it covers the fingers like a mitten on the outside, but not on the inside where you could have a whole open hand. The outer half would be a glove and there would be no glove on the inner side. That sounds like an improvement of the current MMA glove

The greatest difficulty is avoiding bulbous gloves so that grappling is still possible. Perhaps the padding can be tapered off near the tips of the fingers to prevent this.

They should go back to no gloves or wraps at all. Wraps, tape, and gloves allow you to pack your hand like a rock and then protect it so that you can strike somebody unnaturally harder without getting injured than you could without that stuff.

It's a risk, if you want to do MMA and be a fighter there's apparent risks associated with it that you have to accept, if you can't accept them then maybe that sport isn't for you. Just like if someone wanted to be a race car driver there is a possibility you may wreck an die, if someone wanted to be a chef you may slice a finger or chop one off.

Don't I know it. My hands are scarred in ways that keyboard chefs will never understand.

There is an inherent risk in MMA, sure, but this eye poke thing is getting out of control. Fighters have enouh to worry about, they shouldn't have to risk their eyesight. This must be addressed. Even JOE ROGAN said so

I understand that, but a mitten type glove will effect your grip if that happens you will render many moves useless.

The mitten style combat sports training gloves give me better grip than my fight gloves. The cool thing is the mitten wraps far enough that it is much harder to poke an eye.

SidRon - They should go back to no gloves or wraps at all. Wraps, tape, and gloves allow you to pack your hand like a rock and then protect it so that you can strike somebody unnaturally harder without getting injured than you could without that stuff.

Whaaa?? If they didn't wear gloves at all then eyepokes would become even more prevalent.

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